Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The Third Reedsport Christmas Bird Count--December 27, 2017

Eighteen participants counted 16,433 birds of 114 species in the
third edition of the Reedsport Christmas Bird Count. The first two
counts each had 22 observers and found 16,349 birds of 133 species and
8,249 birds of 116 species, respectively. This was the first year we
were able to count the Umpqua Estuary sector, thanks to John Schaefer
with the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw
Indians. Unfortunately, we also were unable to cover the Scholfield
Creek sector this year. Weather was not too cold or rainy, but late
afternoon showers closed things down early for some.

***The Snowy Plover record is a new state record. Twenty-six (26) were a mile or two south of Tahkenitch Creek, and 40 were about a half-mile north of the mouth of Tahkenitch Creek. The previous state record of 43 was set by the Reedsport CBC on December 30, 2015!

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I covered the Oregon Dunes Overlook area down to where Tahkenitch Ck hits the ocean, loved it. Just as an FYI, the tide was heading out, about half tide, when I finally made it down to where the creek hits the ocean. Without a ton of rain that week, it was an ankle deep wade across the mouth to go from south side up north. High tide would be a different matter. Crossing creek up near 101 was an entirely different adventure.